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"Of Course"

"Of Course"

Photography Photography \ Figure | 05/10/08 @730 | Byonder | Comments critiques (36) | Views views (868)


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Three messages in bottles along the beach:

One Latin.
One Greek.
One English.

They all said, "Marry Me?"

She said, "Of course!"

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I know this isn't the most technically-perfect photo around, but this one is definitely more about the subject than the execution (although I'm rather pleased with how it came out). It's also proof that there IS actually someone in the world who'd marry me :p

Edit: This is probably one of the few photos I'll ever post where I'm completely unconcerned with the technical quality. I also didn't post it to collect points. It's a once-in-a-lifetime shot for me (not because I can't go back and retake a similar shot, but because it's a capture of a specific moment in time), and I'm glad I was able to get it at all :)
 
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Avatar cupcake

 05/10/08 @745

Very Good

Congratulations
 
Avatar chickenfingers

 05/10/08 @752

Congratulations and best of luck!
No idea what the glowing things in the sand are, but they're very cool, and I could see using 'em for a more technical image in the future.
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 05/10/08 @762

Nice contrast between the bottom warmth and the cold of the sea and sky but more importantly CONGRATULATIONS
 
Avatar moserArtist

 05/10/08 @794

Her face is slightly blurred.

Congrats though! :p

Hope she will make a good person out of you, after all! ;)
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/10/08 @829

@ Elite cupcake: Thanks!

@  chickenfingers: They're tea-candles in small, round, glass holders. Thanks very much! :)

@ Elite Andy--Jones: Thank you, kind sir! :)

@ Elite moserArtist: Duh, I know her face is slightly blurred. Had to point that out, huh? Thanks though :p
 
Avatar Almost-Human

 05/10/08 @868

This is brilliant LMAO and smiling...

I thought the bottle was for a urine sample to see if you were on drugs !

OK ... BIG congrats man !!!
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
 
Avatar Wysiwyg

 05/10/08 @910

WOOT!!!!!

I'm very happy for you, not too many folks get to capture this moment. I wish you and yours the best :) :) :) :)
 
Avatar LiddleLarsen

 05/10/08 @937

You surely captured a truely special moment.... It's looks really amazing and romantic :)

Congratulations and all the best
 
Avatar cgaddict

 05/11/08 @962

Brilliant capture, congrats!
 
Avatar ThruMyEyez

 05/11/08 @983

Congratulations Brandon. I hope you don't get crankier being married. I don't think Patrick could take it!! (jk) :)

Good capture of the moment.
 
Avatar Vasco

 05/11/08 @987

Congrats!!!! That's a very special moment!!!
 
Avatar Jafus

 05/11/08 @000

Congratulations Brandon:):)(B)
Very good...
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/11/08 @058

@ GFXartist sponsor Almost-Human: Ha hah, yeah... that would've been a slightly different kind of surprise. Thanks!

@ Administrator, GFXartist sponsor Wysiwyg: Thank you! There was quite a bit of setup that had to be done, and SO many things could've gone wrong, but thank God it all worked out swimmingly. She actually thought we'd ruined someone else's proposal at first (because apparently I'm halfway decent at acting like I don't know what's going on) and was like, "Oh my gosh, we have to put these back, they're for someone else!" and I was like, "Are you sure?" :)

@  LiddleLarsen: Thank you very much, Sofie

@ Elite, GFXartist sponsor ThruMyEyez: Thanks, Gary :) Yeah, I think he might explode if that happened :p No worries though, despite that fact that we're both extremely sarcastic, we tend to even each other out quite a bit. We've also known each other for 13 years (and surprisingly have never had a fight), so we're fairly confident that we'll be able to deal with each other's quirks ;)

@  cgaddict,  Vasco and Elite, GFXartist sponsor Jafus: Thanks very much :)
 
Avatar ananda

 05/11/08 @065

Very Sweet!
Congratulations!
 
Avatar Roadrunner

 05/11/08 @180

Sweet couple. Congrats. ;)
 
Avatar MertAcar

 05/11/08 @322

A bit blurry but a sweet capture. Congratulations Brandon:)

+9

Mert
 
Avatar Jacobine

 05/11/08 @490

Congrats!! so sweet :)
 
Avatar Jane

 05/11/08 @499

Aaw, this is so beautiful. On the technical side, her head is blurred... But the rest is nice. :)
Congratulations, friend!
 
Avatar killadore

 05/11/08 @728

Congrats, dude
 
Avatar blackshad

 05/11/08 @764

nice capture
technicals aspects , you know how they are lacking here ;)
+7
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/11/08 @869

Good gravy, people... it's not about the technical aspects.

This is probably one of the few photos I'll ever post where I'm completely unconcerned with the technical quality. I also didn't post it to collect points. It's a once-in-a-lifetime shot for me (not because I can't go back and retake a similar shot, but because it's a capture of a specific moment in time), and I'm glad I was able to get it at all :)
 
Avatar curlyhair

 05/11/08 @891

Soooo romantic ^_^ Beautiful photo! And congratulations!!!!
well..hmm..how many points to give you? :p
this time you should know for sure this is honest!
10+ Great work!
 
Avatar Wallace

 05/11/08 @903

Congratss Brandon!

it's a beautiful and earnest capture

All the best

Vincent

+ 10;)
 
Avatar elvenearth

 05/11/08 @906

Clearly a well thought out proposal. Hats off to that and well done.
 
Avatar moserArtist

 05/11/08 @949

What is the story of the empty bottle... :p
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/12/08 @014

@  curlyhair, Elite, GFXartist sponsor Wallace, and  elvenearth: Thank you all very much :)

@ Elite moserArtist: Three bottles with messages in them (that I had written) were planted in the sand along the beach. The bottle in the photo is the last of them, which was in the middle of the circle of candles, and contained the message, "Marry Me?" It's all right in the description, although perhaps it's a little vague.
 
Avatar sdavis75

 05/12/08 @126

Considering the low light and all the thoughts that had to have been rushing through your head while setting this up, I think this photo turned out wonderfully.

Congratulations, Brandon.

+10
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/12/08 @151

Thank you, Steven! It worked out pretty much exactly as I had planned, which is a rare occurrence indeed
 
Avatar moserArtist

 05/12/08 @328

Sorry Brandon for not being accurate on reading your description to its full extent... :p

Maybe you made her nervous but she seems to be trembling which in turn causes that little facial blur... or? lol Did she maybe read a few of your earlier gfx comments prior maybe... lmao
 
Avatar kittyKat

 05/12/08 @338

CONGRATS!!!!! =DDDDDDDDDDD
 
Avatar Hysteria

 05/12/08 @448

Congratulations!!!! Lovely shot to capture the memory.
 
Avatar Byonder

 05/12/08 @585

It's alright Patrick, not everyone is good at reading :p

Thanks Pam and  Hysteria!
 
Avatar emarts

 05/12/08 @603

Hey Brandon! Congratulations man! When's the big day? Wow, you found someone who will put up with you, heh? Better hold on tight to this one! :)

I wish you both a long happy marriage.
 
Avatar Juro

 05/12/08 @679

Congrats buddy!

A big moment indeed, I hope you are happy together!
 
Avatar ARZILLIER66

 05/13/08 @960

Congratulations Brandon
(B)
 
Avatar trevorm

 05/18/08 @729

Congratulations, Brandon!
 
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  06/25/1982 (26)
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